Two Lehigh Valley premieres are included in the 1985-86 season line-up of performances by the Cedar Crest Stage Co.

The first, Barbara Schottenfeld's "I Can't Keep Running In Place," a novel look at the recent changes on the traditional role of women, opens Oct. 3 under the direction of Joan Barber and under the musical direction of Doug Barber.

Auditions for women only over 18 years of age will be held 8-10 p.m.Thursday and Friday at the Tompkins Center Theatre, Cedar Crest College. Scripts are on reserve at the Cressman Library.

The second premiere, Beth Henley's Pulitzer Prize winning comedy "Crimes of the Heart," will open Nov. 14. Auditions will be held in early October at a date to be announced.

Other shows on the season line-up include "Alice in Wonderland," opening Feb. 12, 1986, and "The Merchant of Venice," opening April 23, 1986. All performances will be held in the Tompkins Center Theatre. For more information, call 437-4471.

OPEN AUDITIONS

Supporting roles for older character actors and for a 10 to 14-year-old girl are available for the Pennsylvania Stage Company's fall production of "The Crucible." Actors are also needed for the stage company's New Evolving Works series of staged readings. Auditions will be held 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 7. at the stage company, 837 Linden St., Allentown. Those auditioning should bring a photograph and a resume of previous theatrical experience. Material will be available for readings.

The auditions will be held in conjunction with the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble, Playhouse by the River in Mount Bethel, the Civic Little Theatre and MunOpCo to help fulfill casting needs for the upcoming season.

GIANT AUDITION

A "giant" is needed for the Allentown Sinfonia's production of "The Brave Little Tailor." Auditions will be held 7-8 p.m. Tuesday at the Lee's Hall stage, Cedar Crest College. For more information, call 434-9638.

FANTASTIC OFFER

The Shawnee Playhouse, Inc., will present "The Fantastiks," Oct. 1-13 at the Smith/MacFarland Theatre at East Stroudsburg University. The university offered the use of its facility to the production company after a fire in June gutted Worthington Hall, the building that housed the playhouse and the Shawnee Volunteer Fire Department. Although originally scheduled to produce "West Side Story," the theater chose to do a smaller production due to the limited running time.

YOUTH AUDITIONS

Actors, singers and musicians, ages 12-18, are needed for The Rainbow Collection's Halloween musical, "The Beast Things in Life," to be presented for a number of performances from Oct. 12-31. Auditions will be held Sept. 9 in the auditorium of St. James African Methodist Episcopal Zon Church, 4th and Union streets, Allentown.

The audition will also give interested young actors and musicians an opportunity to try out for The Rainbow Collection's other performing groups, a touring company and Confetti, a variety band. For more information, call 820-5518.

CAST NEEDED

The Civic Little Theatre will hold auditions for its October production of "The Actor's Nightmare" and "Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You" at 1:30 p.m. today and at 7 p.m. tomorrow in the upstairs rehearsal room of the 19th Street Theatre. An 8 to 10-year-old boy, two middle-aged women (50 or older) and four men and four women, age 25-50 are needed. For more information, call 432-8943.

MUSIC ENDS

The final performance of "The Sound of Music" at the Pocono Playhouse in Mountainhome will be presented at 6 p.m. today.

Single tickets are available for the following productions scheduled for the American Music Theater Festival's 1985 season: the Lee Breuer/Bob Telson Obie Award winning musical "The Gospel At Colonus"; "The Golden Land," a new musical about the Jewish immigrant experience in America; the world premiere of "Mowgli," a musical adaption of Kipling's "The Jungle Book," and the East Coast premiere of "Seehear." For more information, call 988-9055, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.

MUSIC FAIR SCHEDULE

The Vic Damone, Rosemary Clooney, Arti Shaw show, originally scheduled to open Tuesday at the Valley Forge Music Fair, will open Thursday. Performances will continue through Sunday.